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Notre Dame’s Farley takes long route to BCS title game

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Notre Dame safety Matthias Farley (41) intercepts a pass past Stanford tight end Levine Toliolo. Farley was a soccer player before transitioning to football, first as a wide receiver and now a starting safety for No. 1 Notre Dame.

Associated Press/Oct. 13, 2012

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Matthias Farley's path to the BCS title game is far from conventional. He'll start at safety for top-ranked Notre Dame on Monday night, when the Fighting Irish take on No. 2 Alabama to decide this season's college football national champion. That notion would have seemed impossible four years ago. "He's a great player and he's done a great job so far," said Notre Dame safety Zeke Motta, who starts alongside Farley.

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